A new committee dedicated to raising awareness about the global hunger crisis will be holding its first event on April 14th in Boston. The WFP committee of Boston is one of numerous groups around the country working to bring global hunger issues to the forefront of American foreign policy, this coming at a time when more than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from hunger.
The Friends of the World Food Program set up this committee system which usually covers an entire state or multiple cities within a state. The Friends are a Washington DC agency that supports the work of the UN World Food Programme, the largest food aid organization in the world.
The committees are made up of volunteers dedicated to helping end the global hunger crisis and promote peace. At this time the world food situation is desperate as low funding for the UN World Food Programme is forcing ration cuts in Yemen and other countries.
Some of the critical issues in the global hunger crisis include:
WFP food situation report for Haiti
Congress needs to support the Roadmap to End Global Hunger
Sounding the alarm on hunger in Yemen
Fighting hunger is a cost effective solution to global problems
Here is a press release with details about the WFP committee of Boston's first event:
WFP Committee of Boston Launch Event
Where: Hotel Commonwealth, Foundation Lounge, 500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
When: April 14, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Come out to the launch event of the newly formed WFP Committee of Boston! We will be discussing how the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is responding to the recent earthquake in Haiti, and what we as a community can do to support this effort. Carmen Burbano from WFP and Margot Hoerrner, Vice President of Outreach at Friends of the World Food Program (Friends of WFP) will be speaking. Their event will also include video presentations, a question and answer session and much more.
For more information please visit the Friends of the World Food Program site at www.friendsofwfp.org
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